atlantis (legendary place)

Discusses a number of mysteries and presents what is known about the lost city of Atlantis.

Chronicles Olof Rudbeck's efforts to prove that the lost civilization of Atlantis really did exist and explores how the world responded to his claims.

On the run from EdenWest, Owen, Lily, and Leech cross North American deserts seeking Atlantis and find a third Atlantean, the wild child Seven, who is goddess of the Heliad-7 death cult in Yucatan.

Eureka, a girl whose tears have the power to raise the lost continent of Atlantis and who travels across the ocean with Cat, her family, and Ander, the gorgeous and mysterious Seedbearer who promises to help her, has the chance to save the world but might have to give up everything--even love.

Explores the mythology and lore of Atlantis and other supposed lost cities and civilizations, including Lemuria and Thule.

Explores the legend of Atlantis the lost city of the sea, the ancient writings describing the city, and its possible location.

"Scientific and anthropological evidence for multiple Atlantean empires and the global catastrophes that destroyed them"--.

Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis' power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities.

Tracks the origins of the Atlantis legend through volcanology, paleontology, literature, history, the Bible, and outer space, and relates what is known about the supposedly mythical island to the archaeological discoveries being made at Thera, a Greek island which has been buried in volcanic ash since 1628 B.C.

Reviews the evidence that the story of the lost city of Atlantis, a once mighty island empire vanquished by the sea, rests not on fantastic myth but on an actual civilization. On the Greek island of Thera, three thousand years ago a highly advanced culture was destroyed by the most violent volcanic eruption in human history. Other myths and their historical roots, including the Trojan horse and the man-eating Mintoaur, are explored with visits to Crete, Turkey and Greece.